Grateful Dead · 1970 · 1970s · Entry 258 of 272
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The acoustic pivot. The Dead trading psychedelia for CSNY harmonies and Robert Hunter's high-American storytelling. 'Uncle John's Band', 'Casey Jones', 'Cumberland Blues' — the band figuring out they were Americana before there was a word for it.
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